diff --git a/panel/nix/configuration.nix b/panel/nix/configuration.nix
index 0598d2f1..c2114c8c 100644
--- a/panel/nix/configuration.nix
+++ b/panel/nix/configuration.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let
   name = "panel";
 
   cfg = config.services.${name};
-  package = pkgs.callPackage ./package.nix { };
+  package = pkgs.callPackage ./package.nix { nixops4 = config.services.panel.nixops4Package; };
 
   environment = import ../env.nix { inherit lib pkgs; } // {
     DATABASE_URL = "sqlite:////var/lib/${name}/db.sqlite3";
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ in
       type = types.attrsOf types.path;
       default = { };
     };
+    nixops4Package = mkOption {
+      description = ''
+        A package providing NixOps4.
+      '';
+    };
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
@@ -179,6 +184,8 @@ in
       path = [
         python-environment
         manage-service
+        config.services.panel.nixops4Package
+        pkgs.openssh
       ];
       preStart = ''
         # Auto-migrate on first run or if the package has changed
diff --git a/panel/nix/package.nix b/panel/nix/package.nix
index 42440261..badb18c6 100644
--- a/panel/nix/package.nix
+++ b/panel/nix/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   python3,
   python3Packages,
   callPackage,
+  nixops4,
   runCommand,
   sources ? import ../../npins,
 }:
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonPackage {
     in
     [
       sqlite
+      nixops4
     ]
     ++ pythonPackages;
 
diff --git a/panel/src/panel/views.py b/panel/src/panel/views.py
index 734be8a0..eae98d7d 100644
--- a/panel/src/panel/views.py
+++ b/panel/src/panel/views.py
@@ -89,16 +89,12 @@ class DeploymentStatus(ConfigurationForm):
 
     def deployment(self, config: BaseModel):
         env = {
-            "PATH": settings.bin_path,
+            "PATH": os.environ['PATH'] + ":" + settings.bin_path,
+            "HOME": '/run/fedipanel',
             # pass in form info to our deployment
             "DEPLOYMENT": config.json()
         }
         cmd = [
-            "nix",
-            "develop",
-            "--extra-experimental-features",
-            "configurable-impure-env",
-            "--command",
             "nixops4",
             "apply",
             "check-deployment-panel",